Industrial shoe guard



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Patented Apr. 27, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH I. VINZANT, OF INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TORAYMOND MUSE, OF INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA, AND ONE-FOURTH TO BERT MALIN,VOE INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA.

INDUSTRIAL SHOE GUARD.

Application led October 16, 1925` Serial No. 62,772.

To all wlw/m, it may concern:

Be itknown that I, JOSEPH I. VINZANT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Inglewood, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Industrial ShoeGuards, of which the following is a speciication.

My invention is an industrial shoe guard adapted to be attached to apersons shoes to protect -them from splashing of paint, mortar andother` dirt incidental to industrial operatons.

An object of my invention is to provide a shoe guard which may bereadily attached to the shoe, covering the upper and gripping the shoebetween the outsole and the vamp. In my construction I utilize aflexible covering fabric, as of rubber, which is secured at its loweredge to a wire shaped to lit the contour of the shoe. The wire is ofspring material so that it grips the shoe just above the outsole aroundthe vamp holding above the welt on welted shoes. The fabric extends upthe front of the shoe, covering the instep and extending around thesides suiiciently to form a proper protective covering.

My invention will be more readily understood from the followingdescription taken with the drawings in which Figure 1 is aperspectiveview of my industrialshoe guards as worn on a pair of shoes.

IFigure 2 is a longitudinal section of the guard, indicating the shoe inside elevation.

Figure 3 is a vertical cross section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 in thedirection of the arrows indicating the guard in section and the shoe infront elevation.

Figure his a perspective inside view of the guard removed from a shoe,looking up from the bottom.

Figure 5 is a cross section similar to Figure 3 of a modification havinga thick corrugated rubber covering to protect the foot from injuries',as well as functioning as a guard from dirt and splashings'from`industrial operations.

In the drawings the guard has a covering or protective member 1 and issecured at its lower edge to a holding wire 2, the wire being shaped togrip a shoe between the sole and the vamp and being shaped to follow thecontour of the shoe. The covering member may be designated as having atoe upward in front of the ankle.

The covering, which is made of flexible material as sheet rubber may besecured-to'I the wire in a number of ways. That shown consists offolding the lower edge of the fabric inward and upward forming a beading7 with the inner edge 8 vulcanized to the outer lower edge 9 of thecovering.

The wire 2 is upset or slightly curled at the rear ends 10 forming abead to protect the slices from the points of the wire in placing theguard on the shoes. It is not necessary to make the guards in rights andlefts, to fit the right and left feet as the wire and the fabriccovering` readily shape themselves to the shoes.

In the construction of Figure 3 I show a layer of cloth fabric 11embedded in the rubber 12 to form a. reinforcing material to strengthenthe rubber covering. However in some cases it may be desirable to make acovering of thin Stretchable sheet rubber in order to draw tightly overthe shoes, thus tending to draw the wire into close contact with theshoes and increase the hold of the wire on the shoe.

In Figure 5 I show a covering of thick corrugated rubber 13, havingthick corrugations over the top of the foot and with thin Side walls 14.adjacent the holding wire. This type of construction makes the guardhave a natural arch, causing it to bind tightly on the shoe. Thethickened corrugations also protect the foot from injuries of fallingarticles, tools and materials of construction and so forth.

I have only illustrated my shoe guard as extending part Way back onthesides of the shoe, but it may be made and so shaped to cover more of theshoe if desired, but the guard as shown is suflicient protection in mostcases of industrial use. It is obvious thatmy invention may be changedin general make up and in materials used and in specific details withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the tion ofair for Ventilating between the shoe and the guard. This aids keepingthe feet cool and avoids discomfort in wearing the guard. The smallcorrugations on the inside of the covering as shown in Figure 3 alsofunction in part to allow a Ventilating action as well as causing theguard to grip the shoe forming a snug lit.

In some types of work in which the wearer is particularly active it issometimes desirable to attach hooks 15, shown dotted in Fig. 1 to thetoe portion of the shoe guard. The hook would preferably be made of wireand secured to the wire 2. Additional hooks 16, shown dotted in Fig. 1would be connected to the side portion of the guard, adapted to fastenover the sole and hold the rearward portion of the guard firmlyconnected thereto.

Also in some types of work it is desirable to have a ban-d 17 showndotted in Figs. 1 and 6 to clamp around the. shoe, holding the anklesheath in a tight fit against the front of the shoe. These hooks and theband are optional and inY many cases are not required as the grip of thewire to the shoe between the sole and the band holds the guard inposition and allows the guard to conform to the movements of the foot.

Having described my invention what l claim is y 1. A shoe guardcomprising a cover of rubber shaped to fit over the toe, instep and partof the sides of a shoe, a wire secured to the lower edge of the covershaped to engage the shoe between the sole and the vamp, and hooksattached to the wire adapted to pass over the edge of the sole.

2. A shoe guard comprising a `cover of rubber shaped to t over the toe,the instep and part of the sides of the shoe, the rubber being formedwith relatively large corruga tions compared to the thickness of therubber, a wire secured to the lower edge of the cover shaped to'engagethe shoe between the sole and the vamp and hooks attached to the wireadapted to pass over the edge of the sole.

In testimony whereof 1 lhave signed my name to this specification.

JOSEPH VINZANT.

